Matthew McConaughey is sponsoring a flight with supplies for Maui fire survivor

Matthew McConaughey along with his family are working to help survivors of the deadly wildfires that devastated the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui and scorched the community of Lahaina. Partnering with Baby2Baby, McConaughey and his son, Levi, announced in a video which shared on social media Tuesday(15 August) that their family would be sponsoring a flight of emergency supplies requested by Hawaiian relief organizations.

“McConaughey’s are funding an emergency aid plane with @Baby2Baby that is filled with hundreds of thousands more emergency supplies that will have an immediate impact on children and families on Maui,” McConaughey captioned his post.

On this issue McConaughey said, “the fires over there have put so many people out of home and have taken so many lives. These people need to stabilize to survive,” 

Earlier at least 99 people have been confirmed dead from the fires, making it the most deadly US wildfire in more than a century. The number of fatalities could double over the next 10 days, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told CNN Monday.

Source: CNN